Cattle-stanchion.



L. CHAMPION.

CATTLE STANOHION.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB.3, 1911.

999,958, Patented Aug. 8,1911.

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LEON CHAMPION, OF TALLMADGE, MICHIGAN.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Application filed February 3, 1911. Serial No. 606,438.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON CHAMPION, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tallmadge, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle- Stanchions,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stanchions for securing cattlein place in stables, and its objects are: first, to provide a stanchionthat may be readily adjusted to sizes proper for securing full growncattle or small calves, as the need may be, and, second, to provide astanchion that will swing or revolve freely when locked to place tosecure the creature, but which will become firmly locked to place assoon as the movable standard has been unlocked and swung to one side sothat the creature may be removed or replaced. I attain these objects bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1is a front elevation of a stanchion with the standards in position tosecure full grown cattle. Fig. 2 is the same adjusted for securing youngcattle or calves. Fig. 3 is an edge View of the movable standard. Fig. 4is a plan of the securing arm. Fig. 5 is a plan of the lower crosspiece. Fig. 6 is a plan of the catch that is secured to the upper end ofthe movable standard, and Fig. 7 is a perspective of the sill thatsupports the lower end of the stanchion, showing a groove designed toreceive the end of the movable standard and of the lower cross piece tolock the stanchion when the mov' able standard is opened.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the construction of this stanchion I place permanent joists, as I),above, and permanent sills, as I, below the space in which thestanchions are to be placed. The stanchions consist of two standards, Aand A. The standard A is, relatively, stationary and is pivotallysecured to the lower cross piece G, as at f f and permanently secured tothe supporting arm B, at the top, as at B by means of bolts a, or otheravailable form of attachment. The arm B projects to one side,practically at a right angle with the standard A and has a hole 6 inproper position to receive a supporting bolt or lag screw, as C, whichis passed through said hole and is screwed into, or securely attached tothe joist D so that the bolt will safely support the entire weight ofthe stanchion. A corresponding bolt or lag screw is passed through thecross piece G and into the sill I, as at H, and the stanchion is held upto position so that the lower ends of standards and the cross piece maybe made to revolve" freely above the sill.

The movable standard A is pivotally secured to the end of the crosspiece opposite to the standard A, as at f in such a manner that theupper end of the standard may be carried over sidewise, as indicated bythe dotted lines in Fig. 1.

F represents straps that are securely bolted to the lower ends of thestandards, as indicated at a, and are drawn together at the lower end,as at F, to form a slot for the reception and free action of the ends ofcross piece G, and a similar strap, as E, is secured to the upper end ofthe standard A by means of bolts a with a loop formed above the end ofthe standard with suflicient space between it and the top of thestandard so that the arm B and its hooks or lugs b may easily passbetween them for opening and closing the stanchion. This strap has aportion of the upper surface cut away, as shown at e in Figs. 3 and 6 toform a narrow hearing so that with the standard placed with this notchto the right the strap will pass farther back upon, or under the lug band make the space between the standards wider than it would be if thestandard A was removed from the cross piece G and turned around andreplaced with the notch e to the left so that the strap E could notproject by the lug, as in Fig. 2.

To hold the upper end of the standard A safely and securely to placeupon the arm B I have lugs 79 formed to extend above and inclinelongitudinally over the arm with sufiicient space between them and theupper surface of the arm so that the cross piece of the strap E willeasily pass between them so as to avert the danger of the standard holesg.

being raised up above the lug and opened by the creature rubbing itsneck upon the standard, as they sometimes do.

\Vhen the stanchions are in position for securing a small necked beast,as a calf, the standard A, is secured in the hole 9 in the cross pieceand the arm B is secured with the wing B outside of the standard, andthe standard A is placed with the solid part of the strap E outward andthe lower end secured in the hole 9, and when it is desired to adjustthe standards for a beast having a larger neck, as a cow, the standardsare secured to the cross piece farther apart, as in Fig. 1, and the armB is secured with the wing B on the inside of the stand ard A, thestandard A being placed so that the solid part of the top piece of thestrap E will be on the inner edge so that the lug I) will pass into thenotch e, and for animals having extremely large necks, as oxen, bulls,&c., the standard may be secured to the cross piece G in the necessaryone of the outer The arm B is bent at the suspended end, as at B, sothat when the standard A is raised upward to release the strap E fromthe lugs Z) and the standard is carried over to the position indicatedby the dotted lines in Fi 1, the right hand end of the cross piece, andthe lower end of the standard will drop into the groove 2' in the sill Iand will hold the stanchion so that it cannot be swung in eitherdirection, a very necessary condition to facilitate the placing ofcattle, but when the stanchions are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and2 they may be made to swing so that cattle may turn the head easily forlicking or scratching the side, reaching sidewise for fodder to adjustthe head to a comfortable position when lying down.

G is a flat horizontal oii'set in the yoke G, having a hole through itfor the bolt H. to pass through.

V'Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

1. In a cattle stanchion, a permanently vertical standard, an armsecured to the upper end of this standard and extending out at a rightangle therefrom, retaining lugs extending upward from said arm, a joistabove said arm, a bolt passing through a hole in said arm and into saidjoist to secure the stanchion thereto and support the entire weightthereof, a cross piece pivotally secured at one end to the lower end ofthe permanently vertical standard, a movable standard plvotally securedto the other end of said cross piece, a sill, a bolt passing through ahole in the cross piece and into the sill to form a pivotal support forthe lower end of the stanchion, the upper end of said standard having astrap thereon in position to pass over the arm and engage the lugsthereon.

2. In a cattle stanchion, a permanently vertical standard, an armpermanently secured to the upper end of said standard and extending outat a right angle therefrom, retaining lugs projecting upward andbackward on said arm, the outer end of said arm inclining downward andhaving a retaining lug thereon, a joist above said arm, a bolt passingthrough said arm and into said joist to hold the entire weight of thestanchion, a metal loop secured to the lower end of this standard, across piece passed into said loop and one end pivotally secured therein,said cross piece having several holes in each end for securing thestandards in different positions, thereon, a movable standard, a metalloop secured to the lower end of said movable standard and passed overthe end of the cross piece and pivotally secured thereto, a sill undersaid cross piece, a bolt passing through said cross piece and into thesill to pivotally secure the lower end of the stan chion, a loop securedto the upper end of the movable standard in position to pass over thearm and engage the lugs thereon, said loop having a notch cut out of oneedge.

3. In a cattle stanchion, a permanently vertical standard and a movablestandard, a loop at the upper end of the movable standard, an arm on thepermanently vertical standard and projecting out at a right angletherewith and passing through the loop on the movable standard, lugs onsaid arm to engage the loop to hold the upper end of the movablestandard, a cross piece pivotally connected to the lower ends of thestandards, a joist above, and a sill below the standards, said sillhaving a groove in the upper surface immediately under the end of thecross piece, bolts pivotally securing the stanchion to the joist and thesill, and the outer end of the arm curved downward so that when themovable standard is thrown open from the vertical position the end ofthe cross piece will drop into the groove in the sill and lock thestanchion to place.

4. In a cattle stanchion, a permanently vertical standard, an armprojecting at a right angle from its upper end, a movable standard,.ametal loop at its upper end arranged to engage said arm, a cross piecepivoted to the lower ends of the standards, bolts pivotally supportingthe stanchion in a vertical position so that it may swing freely thereonwhen both standards are in vertical position, and a sillhaving a groovein its upper edge in position to receive the cross piece G for lockingthe stanchion to position when one standard is thrown over at anillcline from the perpendicular.

5. In a cattle stanchion, a permanently vertical standard, an armprojecting at a a sill having a groove in its upper edge in 10 rightangle from the upper end thereof and posltlon to receive the cross pieceG for lockhaving retalnlng lugs, a movable standard, ing it permanentlyto place when opened.

a cross piece pivoted to the lower ends of Signed at Grand RapidsMichigan Janusaid standards, bolts pivotally securing the ary 31, 1911.

stanchion to vertical position so that it may LEON CHAMPION. oscillatefreely thereon, means whereby the In presence ofdistance between thestandards when closed, R. L. WILLIAMS,

may be readily increased or diminished, and I. J. CILLY.

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